New Horizons with Radu Paponiu
Filmed live at the Coronado Performing Arts Center on September 24, 2022.
PROGRAM
Radu Paponiu, conductor
Shaw Entr’acte
Ravel Tzigane
Monti Czardas (arr. Yang)
The Animals House of the Rising Sun (arr. Yang)
The Beatles Blackbird (arr. Yang)
Charles Yang, violin and vocalist
Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
About the Program
Folk music, improvisation, and birdsong are the three main themes of this program. Guest artist Charles Yang breaks the boundaries between musical genres in a most natural way. A recent quote in the Boston Globe stated that Charles "plays classical violin with the charisma of a Rockstar." His arrangements in this concert are fresh and inventive: the Czardas includes a blues solo and breakdown; in Blackbird the orchestra "improvises" in cells creating a rainforest like effect; and House of the Rising Sun has equally impressive solo vocals and violin parts happening at the same time. The concert culminates with Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony, a cheerful work built from Bohemian folk music and inspired by the tranquil landscapes of the composer’s native land.
